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Data difficulties complicate WA’s effort to close educational achievement gaps

by Emily Fitzgerald, Washington State Standard October 8,...

Woman Arrested After Witnesses Report Her Blowing Drug Smoke Into Infant’s Face in Seattle

SEATTLE, Wash. — A 39-year-old woman was...

With federal penalties looming, WA looks to curb food stamp payment errors

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard October 7,...

IMMIGRATION

USCIS Announces Results of Operation Twin Shield, a Major Immigration Fraud Crackdown

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has announced the successful completion of Operation Twin Shield, a large-scale immigration fraud detection initiative carried out in the Minneapolis–St. Paul region from Sept. 19 to Sept. 28, 2025. During the operation, USCIS immigration officers uncovered suspected fraud in 275 cases. The effort included over 900...

DHS Streamlines Filing Process for Agricultural Workers

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule, effective Oct. 2, 2025, to simplify and modernize the filing process for temporary agricultural...

U.S. Department of Labor Moves to Crack Down on H-1B Visa Abuse

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a renewed push to investigate potential abuses of the H-1B visa program, a system designed...

Germany Invites Indian Professionals Amid U.S. Visa Uncertainty

As the United States tightens its H1B visa policies under the Trump administration, Germany has issued an open call to Indian professionals to consider advancing their...
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USCIS Announces Results of Operation Twin Shield, a Major Immigration Fraud Crackdown

MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),...

DHS Streamlines Filing Process for Agricultural Workers

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule, effective Oct. 2, 2025, to simplify and modernize the filing process for...

U.S. Department of Labor Moves to Crack Down on H-1B Visa Abuse

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a renewed push to investigate potential abuses of the H-1B visa program, a...

Germany Invites Indian Professionals Amid U.S. Visa Uncertainty

As the United States tightens its H1B visa policies under the Trump administration, Germany has issued an open call to Indian professionals to consider...

Enhanced Screening and Vetting: A New Era for Family-Based Petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently published updated policy guidelines, signaling a more rigorous approach to the screening and vetting...

Enhanced Screening and Vetting: A New Era for Family-Based Petitions

(Written By: Harshita Prakash, Senior Legal Assistant/Immigration Professional at Malik Law PLLC) The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently published updated policy...

Green Card holders face new rules as the US cracks down on fraudulent family petitions

The USCIS has issued new policy guidance aimed at improving the vetting process for family-based immigrant visa petitions, impacting green card holders. (Reuters )Green...

US appeals court keeps bar on Los Angeles federal immigration arrests

A federal appeals court late on Friday affirmed a lower court's decision temporarily barring U.S. government agents from making immigration-related arrests in Los Angeles...

Canada resumes biometric collection services in Sudan

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to resume biometric collection services in Sudan. Biometric collection was...

New U.S. Visa Interview Waiver Rules: Who is eligible for US visa interview waiver? all you need to know

Harshita Prakash (Senior Immigration Legal Assistant/Specialist) Starting September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of State has narrowed who qualifies for an interview waiver for nonimmigrant...

U.S. Immigration Policies and Tariffs Could Disrupt 2026 World Cup Co-hosting with Canada

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup draws nearer, political tensions and controversial U.S. policies are threatening to complicate Canada’s role in co-hosting the tournament...

Proposed bill will ease the pathway for a green card — but will it pass?

Immigrants in the US could qualify for lawful permanent resident status (commonly known as a green card) if they have lived in the country...

“Stop The Horrible Invasion”: Trump’s Big Immigration Warning For Europe

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that "immigration was killing" Europe and warned that it "needs to get its act together".Speaking to reporters...

Two Iranian students released after ICE arrested them in a ‘ruse,’ their lawyers say

Two married Iranian students at Louisiana State University were released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this week after they were arrested in June...

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